What color is #1C1111?

#1C1111 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1111?

The RGB value is 28, 17, 17: 28 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1111?

The complementary color is #111C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1111 color

#1C1111 rgb(28, 17, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1111 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (28, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#1C1111 color codes

HEX	`#1C1111`
RGB	`rgb(28, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.22, 5.18, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.22, 5.49, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.781, 0.688, 0.622)`
Decimal	`1839377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1111, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1C1111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1C1111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1111; }
.text { color: #1c1111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1111, #1c1611); }

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Questions

What color is #1C1111?: #1C1111 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1111?: The RGB value is 28, 17, 17: 28 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1111?: The complementary color is #111C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.